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# psb-recipe-Seltzer_base_corn_11

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## Content
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# Seltzer base - corn 11%
**Style:** Hard Seltzer (Corn Sugar base)
**Brewed:** 2026-04-04
**Status:** Active fermentation (TILT: Orange)

## Recipe Specs
- **Batch:** 8320 cl (~22 gal / ~83L) — BeerSmith batch size
- **Target OG:** 1.050 | **Measured OG:** 1.075
- **Measured FG:** 0.996 (TILT reading Nov 2025)
- **Target ABV:** ~11% | **Actual ABV:** ~10.5%
- **Mash:** Single Infusion, 152°F, 60 min (no mash out)
- **Water:** RO + minerals (target: 75ppm Ca, 50ppm SO4, 50ppm Cl, 4ppm Na, 20ppm HCO3)
- **Carbonation:** 2.3 vol (forced CO2)

## Fermentables
- 100% Corn Sugar (Dextrose) — 2400g (in BeerSmith units = ~5.3 lb)

## Water Salts
- Calcium Chloride: 265g
- Epsom Salt: 110g
- Salt: 35g
- Lactic Acid: 15ml (mash pH adjustment to 5.2)

## Yeast / Nutrients
- **Yeast:** APEX CULTURES HARD SELTZER (dry pitch)
  - Attenuation: 85-99%, Tolerance: 15% ABV
  - Optimal temp: 70-77°F, ~5 days fermentation
- **Nutrient:** Fermo Pro (yeast nutrient)
- **Pitch schedule:** 14.7g at pitch, 11.1g at 24h, 11.1g at 48h

## TILT Data (from recipe linked sheet)
- TILT link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14tnc31TTteTswzfGlIdjm5u8WSKOzs7HfQazzzZe-g8 (Orange TILT, current active fermentation)
- Orange TILT has had 3+ moisture-related failures — o-ring replacement + silicone grease needed
- Old sheet (Black TILT, archived Sep 2025): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cEdszrD_lV9RTt3HYABpmMLtjGDsCg5AZbyxgW18U2U
- Sep 29, 2025: OG 1.0757, temp 71.8°F
- Nov 1, 2025: FG 0.996, temp 71.78°F
- Fermentation duration: ~41 days (to reach 0.996 FG)
- TILT color: Orange

## Notes
- 100% dextrose ferment — no malt bill
- Target 11% ABV using seltzer yeast (APEX)
- Water profile balanced for seltzer clarity
- No hops (as expected for seltzer)

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